B757 captain declared a medical emergency for a sick passenger and diverted to land.

Attributes
ACN	513121
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	513121
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 6
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

I was notified we had an unconscious passenger. 2 medical doctors were checking vital signs and administering oxygen. Passenger regained consciousness. Approximately 15 mins later, purser advised that doctors said passenger was unstable and recommended we land as soon as possible. I consulted briefly with doctor to confirm. Declared emergency, diverted to sju. Requested emt's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER FOR A SICK PAX AND DIVERTED TO LAND.

Narrative: I WAS NOTIFIED WE HAD AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX. 2 MEDICAL DOCTORS WERE CHKING VITAL SIGNS AND ADMINISTERING OXYGEN. PAX REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. APPROX 15 MINS LATER, PURSER ADVISED THAT DOCTORS SAID PAX WAS UNSTABLE AND RECOMMENDED WE LAND ASAP. I CONSULTED BRIEFLY WITH DOCTOR TO CONFIRM. DECLARED EMER, DIVERTED TO SJU. REQUESTED EMT'S.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.